A/N: Hey there, my fellow fans. Its been awhile, but chapter four is finally done and up. In this chapter, we find Kim and Ron chilling at Bueno Nacho, but when Wade reports them with trouble going on at an abandoned freight train yard, things really get heated! Read on!
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Chapter 4: Mecha-Ridley Attacks
Kim, Ron, and Rufus chowed down on a large plate of nachos inside Kim's coupe as they reflected on everything Dr. Director had told them back at Global Justice HQ. While they agreed to not let it affect their personal lives, Kim and Ron both admitted that they should still keep their eyes and ears open at all times and avoid making any mention of Ridley or the Black Shadow organization in public. If there was a chance that an unseen informer found out what Kim and Ron knew, they'd be in considerable danger.
"You think it's safe for Wade to know about the Black Shadow organization? We could tell him everything Dr. Director told us" Ron suggested.
"No, not unless she tells us too" Kim replied firmly.
"Well, we did send him copies of the files on that flash drive, so Wade might need to know about it at some point" Ron said.
"Maybe so, but I don't want to say anything to Wade until I'm sure that it's safe," Kim insisted. "We don't want the Black Shadow catching on to him if he starts digging too deep for answers. If they're as powerful as Gemini claimed they were, they might have hackers online watching for anyone trying to track him down".
"Good point," Ron said. "I hadn't considered that possibility until now".
As Kim was about to respond, her Kimmunicator beeped. She quickly picked it up and saw that Wade was calling her.
"Hey Wade, what's the sitch?" Kim asked.
"Hey Kim, I've been viewing the files on that flashdrive you and Ron found back at Dementors place, and I've found some pretty serious stuff on it" Wade informed.
Kim became concerned upon hearing that, and so did Ron.
"Was there anything on there linked to Duff and Dementors killers?" Kim asked, not wanting to bring up Ridley and his organization.
"I think I found someone of interest who really seems like a big shot," Wade replied. "I found someone in the clients folder who apparently hired Dementor for a lot of past jobs involving trafficking stolen goods like money, gold, and even weapons. He's on the top of the list, and get this; he hired Dementor like over 170 times in the past. It took me a while to read through all 170 lists of jobs Dementor performed for this guy in the past, and some of them are a bit disturbing".
"170?! Man, that's a lot of jobs," Ron exclaimed in surprise. "Who is this person that hired Dementor for all those jobs?".
What Wade said next made Kim and Ron's hearts skip a beat.
"Some guy named Ridley Farcus. No idea who he is, but he sounds like trouble to me" Wade replied.
Kim and Ron glanced at each other with shocked expressions, and even Rufus looked unsettled by what he just heard.
"Oh no… are you sure that's who he is?" Kim asked with great concern.
"Yeah, I don't know who this Ridley Farcus is, and I can't seem to find anything on him. It's like he's a ghost" Wade replied.
"Well, we do," Ron said. "Dr. Director interrogated Gemini back at Global Justice HQ and he told her some very disturbing stuff about this Ridley guy".
"Wait, you know who he is?" Wade asked, not expecting to hear what Ron just said.
"Yeah, Dr. Director said that Ridley is apparently the leader of some evil crime organization named Black Shadow" Ron replied.
"Black Shadow? Sounds almost like WEE" Wade said.
"No, it's far worse from what Dr. Director described" Kim replied.
Both Kim and Ron began explaining everything that Dr. Director had told them earlier, not leaving out any details. Wade made sure the Kimmunicator was secure to ensure the call couldn't be tracked or spied on by unsuspecting eyes as he took in every word spoken to him. When Kim and Ron finally finished giving Wade all the details, he looked shocked, surprised, and unnerved.
"No way," Wade exclaimed in shock. "Are you two serious?! Tell me you're not lying about the part about the informers!".
"I wish we were, but it's true, or at least that's what Dr. Director suspects," Kim replied. "Until we can find out more about Ridley, there's no way to really know".
"Well, like I said, I can't find anything on this Ridley Farcus," Wade said. "I searched police records and various other criminal archives in hopes of finding anything on him, but there aren't any. There's also no birth records, medical records, or anything else on Ridley either. It's like he doesn't exist".
"Well, he obviously does, so why isn't there any records of him in the police archives?" Ron wondered.
"I don't know," Wade replied in disappointment. "But if I had to guess, I'd say they were probably erased from record, no doubt by Ridley himself. If he and his organization really are as powerful as Gemini claims to be, then it wouldn't be such a big surprise that Ridley would try to erase all records of his criminal history, but that's not what's concerning me".
"What is?" Ron asked curiously.
"Why would Ridley delete all records of his existence? That's the one thing I can't figure out" Wade pondered, tapping his head in confusion.
"Actually, there may be a reason for that," Ron interjected. "Ridley probably did it to hide himself from the world. By getting rid of every one of his life records and criminal records, Ridley basically erased himself from existence so that as far as the worlds concerned, it's like he doesn't exist".
"Makes perfect sense that no one would ever suspect Ridley of being a suspect in any crime he commits in the shadows. You can't suspect someone who doesn't exist of committing a crime," Kim concluded. "Catching a criminal kingpin that has no records of existence would be next to impossible".
"There's gotta be some way we can find this guy, but since there's no record of his existence, finding him easily will be a total shot in the dark" Ron said with a frustrated sigh.
Wade's eyes widened, then he said, "Dark… that's it!".
"What's it?" Kim asked in confusion.
"Maybe there's no record of Ridley's existence on the surface web, but maybe I might have better luck finding some info on him from the Dark Web" Wade replied.
"The Dark Web? I'm not sure that place is safe," Ron said worriedly. "I've heard that the Dark Web is a pretty sinister part of the internet".
"Yes, it can be," Wade nodded. "But if you have the proper IP protection software and know how to navigate the Dark Web like I do, you should be fine. But yeah, you still have to be careful since the Dark Web has a lot of hackers and illegal stuff lurking around there".
"And not to mention there might be Black Shadow informers on the Dark Web watching for anyone suspecting their whereabouts," Kim implied. "I hadn't thought of that until you brought up Dark Web hackers".
"Yes, that's a possibility," Wade replied. "But I've got plenty of protection software on my computers, so I should be fine. I'll research the Dark Web for any info on this Ridley Farcus, and if I find anything, I'll let you two know".
"Thanks Wade," Ron said with a happy smile. "I wonder if Dr. Director will have any luck finding any info on Ridley too".
"Actually, I informed her about everything I just told you and Kim. She was a bit unnerved about me getting involved in this matter, but since Betty knows that I'm part of Team Possible, she's agreed to let me help you out in investigating the Black Shadow organization" Wade replied.
"That's really swell," Ron said happily. "With your help, finding the Black Shadow will be much easier".
"Don't get too excited," Wade replied with a smirk. "Finding this organization isn't gonna be a walk in the park. It's gonna take time and patience".
"He's got a point there, Ron. Ridley seems to have covered his tracks really well, so it may take some time to find anything on him" Kim pointed out.
"I know that," Ron replied. "I'm just hoping we'll find this crime boss and his organization before he causes any more harm".
"Same here," Wade agreed. "I'd better get going now and start searching for any info on this guy. I'll let you all know if I find something important".
Wade then signed off, leaving Ron, Kim, and Rufus alone once more.
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Meanwhile in the slums of Middleton, fifteen sinister looking thugs were hard at work in an abandoned freight train loading yard loading dozens and dozens of crack and cocaine filled crates aboard an unmarked big rig truck from inside an old freight car. Their leader was a dangerous drug lord named Miguel Diaz, one of the most wanted crime bosses in Middleton. He had secretly been supplied an enormous amount of drugs from the Black Shadow organization five weeks ago and was expected to pay Ridley back for them by last Friday, yet Diaz had secretly planned to flee Middleton once he made his final drug run there. While Diaz was a wealthy crook, there was no way he'd be able to pay back Ridley the amount of money he owed for being supplied with the drugs. He had fallen behind in his payments and still owed over five million dollars to the Black Shadow organization, yet Diaz knew he wouldn't be able to make ends meet, so fleeing was his only plan of action.
"Yo boss, we got the last two crates loaded up" a drug dealer reported to Diaz.
"Good," the drug lord replied. "Tell our other men to load up their trucks and move out".
As the drug traffickers prepared to move out, a large missile suddenly struck the big rig full of drugs and exploded, destroying the entire vehicle and killing a large number of crooks in range. Diaz was thrown back several feet into a nearby dumpster as he saw something huge descending to the ground next to what remained of the burning big rig. It was what looked like an enormous robot painted red and purple, standing about five times the size of a human. Its head resembled something of an ant or roach with multiple metal spikes on the top. The robot had a large claw hand on the end of its left arm, and the right one had a large chainsaw on the end. Just above the chainsaw arm was a flamethrower which the robot used to torch several of the drug dealers that opened fire on it. Diaz then heard a moan beside him. He looked behind him to see another man that closely resembled him laying in a large pool of blood. His legs had been blown off in the explosion, and he was on the verge of death. Diaz's eyes widened in horror as he bent down and grabbed his injured comrades hand just as it went limp.
"NO! BROTHER!" Diaz yelled in both sorrow and rage.
He angrily grabbed his own handgun out of his belt and fired several shots at the robot's massive head, aiming for its glowing purple eyes.
"BASTARD!" Diaz roared angrily.
The massive robot turned towards Diaz, letting out a mechanical hiss at him.
"You dare raise your hand against me, Miguel Diaz?!" the robot snarled in a sinister mechanical male voice.
Its voice was intimidating with a deep authoritative baritone to it. Diaz backed away and quickly rushed over to one of the other trucks nearby and saw an RPG launcher inside it. He grabbed it and aimed it at the massive robot.
"YOU KILLED MY BROTHER, YOU GODDAMN PIECE OF JUNK METAL!" Diaz roared, firing a rocket at the robot.
It raised its chainsaw arm and quickly fired several large nails out of a small gun chamber under the chainsaw, striking the rocket and blowing it up. The robot then suddenly charged at Diaz, raising his large claw. Diaz began to panic and began running away towards one of the trucks, but the robot was much faster and eventually grabbed him. Diaz struggled and screamed as he tried breaking free, but the massive machine was far stronger, so his struggling was in vain. The huge mechanical beast lifted Diaz up towards its metal head by his shoulders.
"LET ME GO, YOU VILE PIECE OF SCRAP METAL! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO THE FUCK YOUR MESSING WITH!" Diaz roared angrily.
"You're in no position to make demands, Diaz," the robot replied. "You owe my organization a lot of money, yet you tried to bail on me. That's gonna cost you something serious, and I think I know just how you can repay me".
Diaz then watched in horror as the robot raised his large chainsaw arm towards him. It roared loudly like a motorcycle engine as the robot then proceeded to completely saw off the drug lord's legs above the knees. Diaz screamed in absolute agony as both his legs were severed from his body. Blood splattered all over the robot's head and chest as it then dropped Diaz to the ground, still screaming and sobbing in agony. The robot wasn't completely finished with Diaz yet. He raised his chainsaw arm and fired several pencil sized nails into Diaz's arms and chest, puncturing his lungs and vital organs. The drug lord began coughing out large amounts of blood from his mouth as he began to grow weaker from extreme blood loss due to his severed legs. As Diaz grew dizzy and his vision faded, he saw the huge robot kneel down, then its head slowly opened up with a loud hiss. Once it was completely opened, Diaz was shocked to see the face of none other than Ridley Farcus under the robot's head, and he was sneering sadistically at the dying drug lord.
"F-Farcus!" Diaz rasped weakly.
"It's such a shame things had to end like this, my friend. You were quite a powerful ally to me and my organization, but I can't have anyone just taking my hard earned cash for granted without paying me back, can I?" Ridley mocked coldly with a sneer.
Diaz was far too weak from his injuries and blood loss at this point, and without his legs, escape was impossible. He could only drag himself across the ground using his hands, but the pain from the injuries inflicted on him was so severe, Diaz could hardly move at all.
"I… I was… gonna get it!" the drug lord rasped in a weak voice.
"Don't lie to me, you bastard," Ridley snarled, firing several more nails at Diaz, hitting the bloody stumps where his legs once were. "You were trying to run away, weren't you! I saw you clearing out your hideout here, so don't play that fucking game with me! I'm getting what you owe me, and if you can't pay it back with cash, you'll pay it back with your life!".
Ridley's helmet then slammed shut as he raised his chainsaw arm above Diaz, who was now trying like crazy to get away despite his injuries. However, Ridley blasted him with his flamethrower and set him ablaze. Diaz screamed in agony as he slowly burned alive, flailing on the ground and trying to put himself out, but had no luck. He eventually stopped moving and went silent after burning alive for over several minutes. Upon seeing their boss murdered by Ridley, the remaining drug dealers began opening fire on him with angry and vengeful shouting. Ridley quickly spun around and blasted them with his flamethrower, killing a large number of them. A small door then slid open in the back of the mecha suit and several missile launchers rose out of the openings. Ridley then fired them off at several of the other trucks, destroying them and killing more drug dealers. Soon, there were only a few remaining. Seeing as how Ridley's mecha suit was far too powerful for them, the remaining drug dealers attempted to flee the scene, but Ridley was much too fast for them. He gunned them down with the nail gun built into his chainsaw arm, killing the rest of them. As Ridley gazed at the destruction all around him, he felt an enormous sense of pride and joy over all that he had done. Not only had he wiped out the entire gang of drug dealers, but in addition to that, a few trucks filled with drugs and weapons had been spared from Ridley's onslaught. This meant he could now help himself to the spoils of his hard labor.
"The spoils of war," Ridley said as he approached one of the big rig trucks and ripped its trailer door open. "And it's even better than I thought!".
Inside the truck trailer were dozens and dozens of boxes containing drugs, weapons, and even large wads of cash. Ridley sneered behind his suit's helmet and approached it, opening several compartments in the suit and stuffing as much cash in them as he could. Ridley realized though that he'd need help getting the rest of it back to his hideout since there was too much for him to carry alone. He radioed Faust on his suits built-in communicator and informed him that he had just scored a huge hit down at the abandoned freight train loading yards in downtown Lowerton and would need some assistance bringing the rest of it back to his HQ.
"I'll send some of our members down there to assist you. I should warn you though that the police are headed in your direction. The citizens must have heard the commotion down there and reported it to the cops" Faust informed.
"Well shit," Ridley cursed in frustration. "I had a feeling that might happen. How many?".
"How many "what", my lord?" Faust questioned in confusion.
"Are you stupid? I'm asking how many cop cars are there?" Ridley snapped impatiently.
"The traffic cameras I hacked show about five of them headed in your direction. They'll reach the freight train yard in about fifteen minutes" Faust replied.
"That shouldn't be a problem," Ridley said. "My mecha suit has a few special features on it that should help with that".
"Best of luck then, my lord," Faust replied. "I'll send help over to your location right away; Faust out".
Ridley tapped a button inside his suit and a small door in the chest area of the mecha unit opened up. Five large wasp shaped drones flew out of the opening and off in the direction of the oncoming police cars. Ridley commanded them to disable the cop cars and eliminate any threats attempting to reach his location, then set his eyes back on the hoard of drugs, cash, and weapons.
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Meanwhile back in Middleton, Kim and Ron were currently headed back to their houses in Kim's coupe when her Kimmunicator beeped; it was Wade.
"Hey Wade, what's going on?" Kim asked.
"Bad news, Kim. I intercepted a police radio broadcast in downtown Lowerton reporting an incident going on in an abandoned freight train loading yard about two blocks away from them" Wade explained.
"An incident? Do you think maybe some of our old enemies are up to no good again?" Ron wondered.
"It can't be Drakken or Shego. They've retired from being villains" Kim reminded him.
"I know that, but there's others like Motor Ed and DNAmy" Ron speculated.
"I have no info on who's behind it, but the cops want you to investigate the freight train yard to see what's going on" Wade informed.
"Alright, send us the coordinates and we'll head down there" Kim said.
"I sent them to both your Kimmunicators. You should be set" Wade replied.
"Thanks Wade" Kim smiled, then signed off.
"You think maybe the Black Shadow has something to do with this?" Ron asked.
"I'm not sure," Kim replied unsurely. "But either way, we better get down there".
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Two large unmarked vans had arrived on scene to assist Ridley in transporting the remaining drugs, weapons, and cash to the Black Shadow fortress. Once they pulled up next to the truck Ridley stood next to, several masked men got out and saluted their leader.
"Lord Ridley, we've arrived as ordered" the driver of one of the vans said.
"Good," Ridley said in his masked robotic voice. "Load all the items in the big rig trailers into the vans, then get out of here as quickly as you can. My drones are holding the cops back, but they won't keep them held back forever".
"Yes, my lord" the driver nodded, then ordered his assistants to carry out Ridley's orders.
As the Black Shadow agents loaded the weapons, drugs, and cash into the vans, Kim and Ron were currently entering downtown Lowerton about ten blocks away, unaware of Ridley's wasp drones watching the area from high above. They had already wiped out the cop cars headed towards the abandoned freight train yards and were currently on the lookout for any other threats nearby. The drones were equipped with high powered laser blasters and EMP guns, making them dangerous adversaries. Once Kim and Ron got closer to the freight train yards, they noticed smoke nearby.
"Looks like there's a fire up ahead" Ron said in concern.
As their car got closer to the source of the smoke, Kim and Ron felt their hearts jump when they saw what it was. Five police cars were on fire, and a few of them had crashed into several other nearby parked cars. Luckily, no one was in them, but it was clear that the officers didn't survive.
"My god! What happened here?" Kim exclaimed in shock.
"I don't know," Ron replied. "If I had to guess, it looks as if those police cars might have been chasing someone and crashed".
"Wade said there was an incident down at the abandoned freight train yards, but he wasn't told what it was. We're pretty close to it, so maybe whatever's down there had something to do with this" Kim suggested.
"It's possible," Ron agreed. "I have a feeling we're in for a fight once we get to the freight train yards".
"So do I," Kim replied worriedly. "We'd better be careful once we arrive there".
Once they reached the last block where the freight train yards were, several black unmarked vans suddenly sped out of the freight train yards, almost striking Kim's coupe.
"Whoa, they seem to be in a hurry" Ron exclaimed.
"Something's going on here," Kim realized, upon seeing the backs of the vans. "Those vans have no license plates on them, and their windows are illegally tinted. I think we might be dealing with thieves, human traffickers, or possibly even drug dealers".
"In that case, we'd better call for backup" Ron advised.
"Lets see what we're up against first" Kim suggested as they pulled into the freight train yards.
Dozens and dozens of abandoned freight cars and oil tank cars could be seen parked on various sets of abandoned train tracks, but that wasn't all Kim and Ron saw. They saw several burned, smoking skeletons of what used to be big rig trailers, and dozens of dead bodies could also be seen near them.
"This doesn't look good, KP. I think that part you said about drug dealers might be true" Ron said in a nervous tone.
"We'd better park behind one of the freight cars. I have a feeling whoever did this is still here" Kim replied, moving her car behind a large black oil tank car to avoid being seen by anyone else that might be there.
Unknown to them at the moment, Ridley was currently standing guard near one of the remaining big rig trailers as the last transport vehicle left the area inside his mecha suit, making sure no one spied on them. Since he was further within the freight train yards, Ridley hadn't noticed Kim Possible's car entering the place, but his suits sensors had picked up several heat signatures nearby. Ridley noticed that two of them were human, and the third one identified as a rodent. Immediately upon seeing them heading towards his direction, Ridley could tell they certainly weren't one of his men, leading him to realize that these three unidentified individuals had somehow managed to sneak in unnoticed.
"What's this? Intruders?!" Ridley said aloud, spinning around towards the direction of the three intruders that had snuck in.
A bunch of box cars blocked Ridley's view, so he couldn't see them, but his heat sensor vision showed that they were right behind the box cars. Ridley raised his suit's claw hand which had a smaller missile launcher built into it, then fired off several rockets at the box cars, blowing them to pieces. Kim and Ron quickly jumped out of the way of the explosion as shards of wood and metal rained down all around them. Rufus clung tightly to the inside of Ron's pockets to avoid flying out as Ron barrel rolled across the ground. Kim and Ron crawled underneath a nearby freight car, trying to find out where that attack came from.
"You can't hide from me, intruders!" Ridley yelled out.
Kim and Ron felt their hearts jump upon hearing that robotic male voice. When Kim turned her head to the direction of the voice, she saw a huge robotic mech standing near a large freight car filled with illegal items. It was five times the size of a human being, and it was also heavily armed.
"Holy cow! Is that a robot?" Ron exclaimed upon seeing the large robot.
"I don't think that's a robot," Kim replied. "I think it's someone in a battle mech. That male voice sounds like it's masked. Robots don't have masked voices".
"If that's the case, who do you think it is?" Ron asked.
"No idea," Kim replied. "But either way, he needs to be stopped".
"What?! How do we fight something like that?" Ron exclaimed, glancing at the large robotic mech.
"I don't exactly know," Kim said. "That things pretty big, and it's heavily armed. Not to mention the huge chainsaw hand it has on the right arm".
Ron glanced at the massive chainsaw arm on the robot mech and cringed. He was pretty sure he could take on the huge machine with his Mystical Monkey Powers, but one wrong move could mean getting sliced in half. Ron glanced up at the robots head and then at the box cars around it, forming a plan.
"I got a plan to take this metal freak down, KP" Ron said softly.
"What's the plan?" Kim asked.
As Ron whispered the plan to Kim, Ridley continued looking around the area for any signs of them. He kicked over a nearby freight car and blasted two other ones into pieces with his missile launcher.
"I know you're still here! My sensors detect your presence," Ridley called out. "I will find you, and you'll regret trying to mess with me!".
Once Ron relayed the rest of the plan to Kim, she nodded and said, "That might work. I'll try and distract him and you take it from there".
"With pleasure" Ron smirked, then watched as Kim crawled out from under the freight car and pulled her grappling gun from her belt.
Kim fired it up at a nearby loading crane and hoisted herself up on top of another freight car, catching Ridley's attention.
"Hey metal freak, over here!" Kim called out in a sassy voice.
The moment Ridley spotted Kim standing on top of the freight car, he sneered under his suit helmet.
"Well well, Kim Possible," Ridley said in a sinister tone. "I had a feeling you and your boyfriend were the ones the cops would send as backup. Unfortunately for you, I can't have you standing in my way, so this is where you two meet your end".
"I don't think so," Kim shot back bravely. "I don't know who you are, but you're gonna pay for what you've done here".
"Oh, I'm so offended," Ridley mocked, then slowly raised his chainsaw arm. "NOT!"
Kim quickly fired her grappling gun up at the crane again as Ridley blasted his flamethrower at her. Luckily, Kim got out of the way just as the flames torched the box car. Ridley jumped up onto a larger freight car and began to charge towards Kim, but he was suddenly kicked off by Ron Stoppable using his Mystical Monkey Powers to strengthen his kick. Ridley wasn't expecting this, so he was caught off guard and thrown down to the ground as Ron touched down a few feet away from him.
"Don't think I'm gonna go easy on you, robot brain" Ron mocked with a smirk.
Ridley slowly got back up to his feet and glared at Ron through his visor.
"Ron Stoppable," Ridley growled. "Brilliant but foolish!"
"The only fool I see here is you, rust brain," Ron smirked in a smug tone, taking a defensive stance. "You may think you're all tough in that space suit of yours, but you're facing a master of Mystical Monkey Powers".
Ridley was rather impressed by Ron's sarcasm, but he knew that Ron had no idea just who exactly he and Kim were dealing with. Ridley considered telling them who he was, but quickly decided against it. He didn't want to reveal who he was, at least not yet.
"If they find out who I am, that might spoil my plans for their downfall in the future," Ridley thought as Ron prepared to charge. "I don't want to kill them yet either. Although, that doesn't mean I can't at least send these fools a message for their folly of challenging me".
Ron charged at Ridley much faster than he had before, but Ridley managed to somersault out of the way and trip him with his claw arm. Ridley then grabbed Ron by both his legs and lifted him off the ground, glaring at him through his visor with a serious look.
"I don't think you understand just who the hell you two have crossed swords with, boy!" Ridley snarled, then violently swung Ron around and slammed him hard against a nearby freight car, knocking the wind out of him.
Ron fell to the ground, struggling to catch his breath after taking such a powerful blow, but Ridley kicked him hard across the ground where he flew between two other freight cars and landed in a dried up mud puddle. Rufus luckily wasn't hurt, but got slightly shaken up by the hit.
"Ron!" Kim yelled in shock from high atop the crane.
"You think you're so tough with those powers of yours, Stoppable?! Well, I'm sorry to say that you couldn't be more wrong," Ridley continued from the other side of the freight car. "I know more about the two of you than you could possibly understand".
"Oh really? Is that supposed to scare me and Kim? You're not the first one to tell us that" Ron replied in that smug tone of his.
"You should be scared, boy," Ridley hissed coldly. "Because I also know about your families, friends, and relatives as well, and I have so many ways that I could silence them".
Ron felt slightly intimidated, and so did Kim upon hearing that, but they weren't convinced.
"Yeah right," Ron snapped. "You're not gonna scare us that easily".
"Oh really? You act as if you understand me, but I can tell you both right now that you have NO idea just how much power I truly wield, so I might as well enlighten you both," Ridley mocked coldly, then glanced up at Kim on the crane. "I wonder what James Possible and Ann Possible would think if you never returned home from here. Would those two pathetic brat brothers of yours named Jim and Tim care either?".
Kim felt her heart skip a beat the moment the mecha suited thug said the names of her family. How did he know who they were? Ron was equally shocked as well.
"W-what the hell? How do you know her family?" Ron demanded, now feeling less confident than before.
"I don't just know them, Stoppable. I know about your family as well," Ridley continued. "Tell me, how's your sweet sister Hana doing? Or how about that female ninja friend of yours named Yori. I wonder how she'd fare in a fight against me".
Ron was now starting to panic at this point. Whoever this man inside the mecha suit was clearly knew far more about him and Kim than he understood. Ron wondered how that was even possible, but then the answer suddenly hit him like a brick to the head when he thought back to what Gemini had revealed to Betty Director.
"You... you're with the Black Shadow organization, aren't you!" Ron realized in shock.
"Well now, you're quick to catch on," Ridley sneered. "You really are more intelligent than some people take you for. Very few know about Black Shadow, yet I'm not too surprised given the fact my master knows how to cover his tracks rather well. I take it Gemini must have said something about it to you both, am I right?".
Kim and Ron felt their blood run cold with fear upon hearing the mystery man in the mecha suit's confession. Not only was he a member of the well hidden Black Shadow organization, but he clearly knew Ridley since he had just mentioned him. What Kim and Ron didn't know however was that Ridley was standing right before them, hidden inside a metal machine which hid his true self.
"Is your master Ridley Farcus?" Kim questioned in a harsh tone.
"Indeed he is," Ridley replied, smirking under his mask. "And I can tell that you're eager to find him, but I promise you that won't ever happen. He has ways of ensuring his anonymity, and that's by silencing any who dare to stick their noses where they don't belong".
"How the hell do you know what Gemini said?! You know nothing!" Ron snapped.
"That's where you're wrong, Stoppable," Ridley shot back aggressively. "You have NO idea how powerful Black Shadow truly is, nor what my boss is truly capable of. He could easily silence you and those you love, and no one would know who the culprits were. Duff and Dementor faced that same fate, and no one knows who the killer was. Well, except for a certain pest who just couldn't keep his mouth shut, but he'll be dealt with in due time".
"Just who the hell are you?!" Kim demanded.
"If you honestly believe I'll reveal my identity to you two, you're more foolish than you appear to be," Ridley replied snidely. "I'll simply say that I'm your worst nightmare, and not someone you should take lightly". Consider yourselves lucky I'm not Ridley, otherwise, you'd be dead right here and right now. Well, in time, you just might find yourselves at his mercy since you've already become his target of interest. Your families may also face his wrath should you two continue to meddle in his affairs".
At the mention of their families being threatened, Ron began to grow angry. Whoever this person inside the mecha suit was knew far more than Kim or Ron could have ever imagined. Gemini had clearly been right all along when he had said the Black Shadow was an organization to be feared, and what this mystery man inside the mecha suit said confirmed it.
"I swear, you try and touch our families, I promise you that you WILL regret it" Ron hissed angrily, feeling his Mystical Monkey Aura beginning to react inside himself.
"That supposed to scare me, Stoppable?" Ridley mocked coldly, letting out an evil laugh inside his mecha suit.
"You should be," Ron growled. "If you truly know so much about me, then you'll know what I did to those two alien warlords two years ago. I'll have no issue doing the same to you, or anyone else that hurts those closest to me!".
"Is that so? Are you willing to cross that line again, Stoppable?" Ridley questioned in a mocking tone.
"They were aliens, not humans," Ron shot back. "I've never killed another human being before, but if someone tries going after my family with murderous intents, I just may do it!".
He remembered what Kim had told him a while ago when he had asked her if she'd ever kill someone to protect herself, and she had told him that as much as she hated the idea of taking another human life, she'd do it to protect her life and the lives of her loved ones.
"That sounds awfully dark for someone like you, Stoppable," Ridley mocked. "I know you don't have it in you, and if you so much as even tried harming my boss, the wrath of the entire Black Shadow organization will fall upon you and those you love. I wonder how long you're pathetic family members would last while being slowly tortured at Ridley's hands. You know, the last person who tried killing Ridley was slowly dissected alive with buzz saws and various torture weapons. I wonder, how long would your sister Hana last as he slowly dissects her screaming, writhing body on the surgical table. And Kim Possible? Hmm… maybe Ridley will show her a little mercy before having his men violate every orifice of her body with buzz saws and various torture weapons. And who knows. Maybe you'll have enough time to live for him to show you her severed, eyeballess head before-".
"SHUT UP, YOU FUCKING BASTARD!" Ron suddenly yelled, then charged forward at the freight car separating him from Ridley.
His entire body was now glowing bright blue as his Mystical Monkey Powers activated. Ron's eyes glowed bright blue as his yell echoed with the sounds of a thousand primates. He then smashed right through the freight car and flew directly into the large mecha suit. Ridley was unprepared for this and ended up taking a direct hit to the chest. Ron struck the mecha suit so hard that his blow not only dented and cracked the armor, but also threw Ridley back several feet and into a large tank car which got completely smashed in and destroyed. The suit took tons of damage from the blow, but Ron wasn't done yet. He landed on top of Ridley and slammed his fists into the left leg of the mecha suit, smashing the metal in deep and cracking the armor. The blow was also strong enough to where it actually smashed several sharp metal pieces into Ridley's leg, breaking his leg bones.
"AAAAAAAAAGH! YOU LITTLE BASTARD! MY LEG!" Ridley roared in both pain, agony, and rage.
Ron was about to smash the other leg when Ridley violently shoved him off his chest by striking him with his clawed hand. Ron broke his fall and landed on his feet where he skidded across the dirt, his blue aura still shining brightly.
Ron then raised his hands at the mecha suit and yelled loudly in rage, "YOU WILL NOT TOUCH HER, YOU HEAR ME?! I'LL MAKE YOU REGRET SAYING THOSE THINGS!".
"Ron, stop!" Kim yelled, swinging down to the ground with her grappling gun.
Ridley struggled to get back up on his feet, but the mecha suit had taken heavy damage from Ron's blows, and his broken leg made it much harder. As he managed to balance himself up, Ron responded by doing something that both Ridley and Kim never saw coming. Ron yelled loudly in rage, and his chi suddenly turned from its radiant sky blue color to a chilling blood red, then jets of red lightning suddenly burst out of his fingertips and struck Ridley head on, blasting him backwards with enormous force. He smashed through the back wall of the freight train yards and tumbled across the ground several times before sliding to a halt near a set of abandoned tracks. Ridley was also bashed around inside the suit, causing him to receive several scrapes and slashes to his face and arms. Kim yelled at Ron to stop, but he simply ignored her. Ron had tapped into some unknown force that Kim had never seen before, and it seemed to be affecting his judgment as well.
"Ron, no! He's beaten! Stop!" Kim pleaded, rushing toward Ron.
Ron however paid no attention to her. He had clearly heard her voice, but the strange power he had unwillingly tapped into by letting his rage fuel his actions prevented him from listening. Ridley had never seen this kind of power in Ron before, and neither had Kim. Even Ron himself had no idea he was capable of tapping into such dark power. He wasn't sure if it was a darker version of his Mystical Monkey Powers, but it clearly felt more powerful than any force he had ever tapped into before, and it felt terrifyingly amazing.
"This power… it feels so evil, yet so powerful" Ron thought as he advanced towards Ridley, getting closer and closer.
The level of anger and hatred Ron felt towards this evil mystery man in the mecha suit was far greater than he ever thought possible, and this mysterious new power beckoned Ron to kill him. He raised a fist which now had red lightning crackling within it.
"I'll destroy you!" Ron hissed in a much deeper, evil sounding voice than his normal voice.
"Ron, don't do it! This isn't you! Please stop!" Kim yelled, actually grabbing Ron's shoulder.
As soon as she did that, Ron spun around and raised his fist, but suddenly stopped upon seeing that Kim had grabbed him. His anger slowly began to subside upon seeing how terrified she actually was. Kim had tears running down her face upon seeing how out of control and destructive Ron had suddenly become. Upon seeing this, Ron's anger turned to fear and regret, and the red glowing aura surrounding his body slowly returned to it's normal blue color like before.
"K-Kim?" Ron stammered, stepping back slowly in shock, glancing at his hands in horror.
He glanced over at the mecha suited thug who had mocked him, now on his feet, limping from his broken leg. Sparks flew from several areas of the suit due to the enormous amount of damage it took from Ron's assault. which now had charred burn marks all over it. One of the purple eye lens caps had been shattered, slightly revealing Ridley's right eye, yet the absence of light made it hard to see clearly.
"That power… where… how?" Ridley rasped, his mechanical voice slightly fuzzy from the damage done to his mecha suit.
Police sirens could suddenly be heard in the distance, catching Kim, Ron, and Ridley's attention. Ridley cursed under his breath, knowing he'd need to get out of there quickly, or he'd be caught for sure. Most of the weapon systems in his suit were offline due to the extensive damage it had taken from Ron's attacks, yet Ridley still had enough power to use the smokescreen. Glaring up coldly at Kim and Ron, he activated the smokescreen on his suit and began flooding the space around him with thick layers of black smoke.
"This isn't over, Team Possible! We will meet again," Ridley yelled out from within the smoke. "You got lucky this time, but next time won't be so easy. You're both gonna pay for this! I may have lost some of the spoils here, but I'll still get my big consolation prize tonight!".
"You're not going anywhere, you freak!" Kim yelled, rushing towards the smoke layer.
Ron simply stayed where he was, contemplating what he had just done. Ron had never known his Mystical Monkey Powers were capable of doing what they just did. He had just shot lightning out of his hands, and the most terrifying part was that his chi had turned red, which was something that had never happened before. Ron's chi had always been blue, and Monkey Fists chi had been gold before being turned to stone, but never had Ron ever seen either of their chi's change color before. What also really worried him was that when his chi turned red, Ron had felt his hatred and rage take over him, and this was something that had never happened when using his Mystical Monkey Powers. However, what that mecha suited man had said made Ron lose control of his anger, and he figured that factor must have had something to do with his chi turning red and suddenly gaining horrifying new abilities.
"Ron, he's getting away!" Kim called out, rushing towards the broken wall.
Ron was brought out of his trance and he rushed towards the wall, but by the time he got there, the mecha suited individual was gone. The smoke had cleared, revealing only scorched ground. Ron glanced around, trying to find the mecha suit, but he was nowhere to be found. His anger suddenly returned as quickly as it had vanished.
"Coward!" Ron yelled angrily.
"Ron, he's gone. Let's just get out of here and report what happened to Wade and Betty Director" Kim urged, but Ron shook his head.
"No! We need to find that mechanical monster! Did you not hear everything that bastard said?!" he snapped.
"I did, but there's nothing we can do" Kim replied.
"Yes, there is," Ron hissed. "We need to find him and destroy him before he hurts anyone else!"
"What?! Ron, you're not serious, are you?" Kim asked in a shocked voice.
Ron looked her right in the face and said in a tone filled with malice and hatred, "Deadly serious, Kim!".
Kim felt her heart skip a beat as she saw Ron's eyes. The iris's of his eyes were blood red like his chi had been moments ago, and Ron's expression was almost devoid of all emotion except pure hatred. For one brief moment, Kim actually felt frightened by him. She had never seen Ron filled with such hatred before, and his eyes looked so sinister that it chilled her bones.
"Ron, what's happening to you? This isn't like you at all" Kim exclaimed in fear.
Ron felt his anger slowly subside as he saw how frightened Kim looked. He suddenly realized that he was indeed not acting like his usual self. Ron never let his emotions get in the way of a mission, but this had been different. That unknown man in the mecha suit had known who Ron was, along with his family, and Kim's family. But it was what he said that triggered Ron and set him off.
"That monster threatened to kill Kim, her family, and my family" Ron thought fearfully.
"I… I'm sorry… I…" Ron paused, the red glow in his eyes vanishing as he calmed down. "I don't know what came over me, Kim. I… I didn't mean to lose it like that, but… that murderous prick threatened to kill our families, and I just lost it".
"I don't blame you, but… your Mystical Monkey Chi…," Kim stammered. "It… it turned red, and you shot lightning out of your hands. I've never seen something like that happen before. How… how did you do it?".
"I… I don't know, Kim," Ron replied in a frightened voice as the police sirens grew closer. "When I lost my temper after that freak threatened our families, I tapped into my Mystical Monkey Powers with full intent to kill him, and that's when it happened. I imagined killing him in the worst ways imaginable, and that's when I felt this enormous amount of power somewhere deep inside me, and it called out to me".
"Called out to you? Are you implying that your Mystical Monkey Powers spoke to you?" Kim asked in confusion.
"I can't be sure if that's what it was," Ron replied doubtfully. "That power I tapped into… it was nothing like my Mystical Monkey Chi. My chi normally feels calm and tranquil, but that red chi was anything but that. It felt so evil and frightening, but also very powerful. Far more powerful than anything I've ever tapped into. It beckoned me to kill that mecha suited crook, and so I tapped into it, and it granted me so much power.
"I wouldn't recommend ever using it again if it's anything like you said it was," Kim advised. "And it also affected your judgment as well. I've never seen you act so violent and unhinged like that before, and I'd hate to think what you'd end up becoming if you fully embraced that dark power".
"That's not gonna happen, I promise you that," Ron promised. "I don't know what that power I tapped into was, but after what it made me do, I don't even want to consider using it again".
"Maybe Sensei might know something about it. You should ask him about it later" Kim suggested.
"I'm definitely gonna do that the moment I get the chance. I want to know just what sort of power I'm dealing with" Ron replied as the police finally arrived at the freight train yards.
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Ridley limped weakly through a thick set of trees several miles away from the freight train loading yards. His broken leg throbbed in agony every time he tried moving it, and his whole body ached with pain from the extreme beating he took from Ron. The red lightning has also caused immense damage to the electronics systems inside the suit, even burning a few of them out. The weapons systems were offline, and so were his propulsion boots. Ridley had just enough power in his suit to fire his propulsion boots once to get far away from the freight train yards, then they failed on him. Ridley had also had to resort to using his long chainsaw arm as a crutch to limp through the woods since the bone in his left leg had been broken when Ron smashed the metal leg of the suit. Some sharp pieces of metal had also been stabbed deep into Ridley's broken leg as well, causing him extreme pain whenever he put pressure on it. Some of the red lightning had also gone inside the suit, leaving tons of burns all over Ridley's arms and face. He was pretty sure it would take quite some time to repair the damage done to his suit, and this really angered him. Ridley had intended to use it to eliminate Betty Director and Gemini for defying his direct orders not to tell anyone that he had been working for him, but that wouldn't be possible now since his suit had been badly damaged, and his broken leg would also complicate things. Ridley felt his hatred towards Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable boiling as he continued moving through the woods, hoping to find a safe spot where he could call for help.
"Those damn meddlesome rats! They'll regret ever challenging me once I get my leg fixed!" Ridley hissed angrily as he noticed a small bald spot up ahead that looked safe to stop at.
There was something else on Ridley's mind as well, and that was the strange red aura that suddenly surrounded Ron, filling him with power far beyond anything Ridley had ever seen before. From what he knew about Ron, his chi was normally blue, but seeing it turn red worried him. Ridley was certain it had to do with Ron's anger, as he had threatened him on a very personal level, and he still meant it. Ridley vowed to make Ron, Kim, and all their family members pay for reducing him to a broken, crippled mess. However, there was still very little that Ridley knew about that strange power Ron had gained, so he wasn't about to underestimate him.
"That power Stoppable used…," Ridley murmured. "It's not like his usual Mystical Monkey Powers. This could be a problem if I have to face him again. But no matter, I'll still be able to make a brutal example of how powerless those two really are, and the world won't know who the attacker is".
Sitting himself down in the clearing, Ridley radioed Faust on a secure line that couldn't be traced by law enforcement.
"Faust, this is Ridley, come in," Ridley reported.
The visor screen switched to a view of Erin Faust back at the Black Shadow fortress, showing him in his quarters.
"Yes, Lord Ridley?" Faust asked.
"My suit's been badly damaged, and my left legs been broken. I'll require assistance back to the base, and I'll need immediate medical attention as well" Ridley reported.
Faust's expression changed to a concerned look upon hearing this report.
"Damaged? How did that happen?" he asked in concern.
"It was Kim Possible's boyfriend Ron Stoppable," Ridley responded in a tone filled with malice and hatred. "He used some strange power to attack me. I don't know exactly what it was, but I don't care to find out".
"Strange power? Are you referring to Ron Stoppable's mystical monkey powers?" Faust asked curiously.
"I don't think that's what it was. His mystical monkey chi is blue, but this power of his had a red aura, and it was far too powerful for me to stand against," Ridley replied. "Had Ron's girlfriend not stopped him, he might have killed me".
"That's unusual for sure," Faust agreed. "I'd advise caution on facing him alone in the future".
"Hopefully if my plans go well, I won't have to," Ridley replied. "And speaking of Stoppable, how is progress on that secret weapon of mine going?"
"I was actually going to inform you earlier about that" Faust responded.
"Is there a problem? How soon will it's construction be completed?" Ridley questioned.
"It is ready now, my Lord. Construction on the bomb was completed about an hour ago. Lowardian technology really makes the construction process quicker and easier" Faust reported.
"Good," Ridley said with an evil grin. "As soon as the clock strikes midnight, I shall personally deploy the weapon myself. This will set an example to the whole world on what happens when they mess with the Black Shadow. Ron Stoppable may have bested me back there, but he'll soon learn what happens when you attack me, and what better way to do it than rob him of one of his closest friends on the planet".
"Very well planned, my Lord," Faust agreed with a grin. "I'll send help for you right away, so rest there for now. Faust out".
Ridley rested against a tree and glanced in the direction he came from, hearing police sirens in the distance. He wondered if Ron Stoppable might try to come after him, but highly doubt it. Ridley had managed to escape through the smoke screen undetected, so he was pretty sure he was safe, yet couldn't help but be slightly worried given the extreme damage his suit had taken. Ridley knew that if someone with hostile intentions managed to find him there, he'd be a sitting duck. All the weapon systems in his suit were offline, and his broken leg made it impossible to run, so Ridley knew he'd be in trouble if he got caught. He also thought about Ron Stoppable.
He recalled seeing Ron Stoppable's expression after his chi turned red, and it was terrifying. It was a look of pure hatred, rage, and bloodthirst. Ridley had never seen something like this happen before. In the past, he had his informers watch Ron from the shadows as he battled forces of evil using his mystical monkey powers, and not once had his chi ever turned red during those times. Ron had also never shown such hostility and bloodthirst towards his opponents.
"I underestimated him. He clearly possesses power I've never seen before," Ridley thought, pondering his thoughts with great concern. "Ron Stoppable may be more dangerous to my organization than I thought. I'll need to eliminate him for sure, but not just yet".
Ridley had a plan to eliminate not just Ron and Kim, but also their families, friends, and relatives as well. He had been observing them for the last ten years, and if there was one thing Ridley learned, it was that the bond Ron and Kim shared with each other was almost unbreakable. At the time Ridley first started observing them, his organization had been a mere criminal syndicate hiding in the shadows and observing the world around them, operating through manipulation and coercion. However, as the years went by and more criminal syndicates joined his own gang through carefully planned and executed manipulation, the Black Shadow became more and more powerful over the years. It had also become more ruthless and sadistic over the years as well, wiping out any criminal syndicates that plotted against Ridley, even going so far as to wipe out all their family members, friends, and relatives as well. Eventually, Ridley had managed to even sway other criminal syndicates outside of the United States over to his cause, making his own criminal organization a dominant underworld superpower across the entire globe. Even after all that however, for Ridley, enough was never enough. Power and dominion over the entire world was something Ridley had longed for ever since the Black Shadow became the most powerful organization on the planet, and that was control of the entire world.
Several villains that Kim Possible faced in the past had attempted this as well, but had all failed either due to poor planning or just plain stupidity. Ridley had once considered recruiting Dr. Drakken/Dr. Drew Lipsky and his sidekick Shego into his organization at one point, but after the Lowardian Invasion, they changed their ways and abandoned villainy altogether. Ridley was quite disappointed by this, as Dr. Drakken's intellectual mind could have been a valuable asset to the Black Shadow. The Lowardian Invasion was something Ridley had never seen coming, and it had left millions of people dead. To Ridley however, it was something of a God send to him and his organization. He had managed to get his hands on quite a heavy amount of advanced Lowardian Technology before the Government seized the rest of it, and with the help of his engineers, they had managed to reverse engineer a lot of it to suit the needs of the Black Shadow organization. Spying was the main thing it was very good at helping them with, as well as the construction of highly advanced robots for keeping the Black Shadow HQ running, replacing the need for human workers; some human workers were still needed for certain tasks though. His mecha suit had been made using a hybrid of Human and Lowardian technology, making it very formidable against his enemies.
"Yet Stoppable managed to damage it quite badly, and busted my leg in the process" Ridley thought bitterly.
Although Lowardian technology was far advanced, it wasn't pure perfection, and he learned this the hard way. Ridley now had a busted leg, and a damaged mecha suit as a result of his folly, but he'd make up for that soon enough. Now that his secret weapon was complete, he'd finally make his first move on dominating the world, or at least sending a message at just how fragile human life actually was. The world would not yet know that it was the Black Shadow organization that was behind the attack, but in time, it would. There was a point about ten years ago when the Black Shadow organization had once been exposed to the world at the hands of a man named Lloyd Florence. Ridley felt his blood boil whenever he heard that name. Lloyd Florence had been an FBI detective at the time when he busted Ridley and his criminal syndicate trying to traffic an enormous load of drugs into Mexico at an abandoned factory near the Texas border. Ridley and Lloyd had quite a history with each other, and Ridley had always gotten in trouble thanks to Lloyd always getting in his way. Ever since he first met Lloyd when he was still thirteen years old, Ridley hated him, and his hatred had only grown towards him each and everyday. After Ridley and his syndicate had been busted by Lloyd, he was trialed for multiple serious crimes and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
However, Ridley had several powerful connections in the criminal underworld at the time that helped him break out of prison five years later after being jailed. Once he was out, Ridley went into hiding and erased all traces of his existence using his connections with corrupt cops and politicians working with the criminal underworld, vowing not to resurface until the time was right. Ridley vowed to take control of the world one day, and to do it, he'd have to operate in the shadows without the public knowing of his existence. As far as the rest of the world knew, Ridley had died when the police attempted to recapture him and send him back to prison, and the rest of his organization had been disbanded. However, what the world didn't know was that he was still very much alive, and his organization was far more powerful than ever before. Ridley's connections and alliances with thousands of other criminal organizations across the globe made him almost unstoppable, and they only grew more powerful over the years following his escape from prison.
Black Shadow was nameless to the public, but thanks to Gemini, two of the greatest heroes of Middleton Colorado now had an idea of who Ridley was. Gemini had been hired on several occasions by Ridley in the past and never thought he'd betray him, but of course, his sister had to spoil that by turning him against Ridley. Although Ridley had over twenty-three informers working with Global Justice, they'd still be limited on what they could do to help their fellow crime lord without attracting too much unwanted attention, and this meant that Betty Director could potentially stumble upon something that would expose the Black Shadow once again. Ridley would figure out a way to fix this mess in time and eventually eliminate Global Justice altogether, but that would have to wait. He needed to deal with Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable first.
"Just you wait," Ridley murmured softly. "You two will soon realize just how foolish you were to challenge me, and you'll pay for it with your lives! You and all those you love! I'll wipe them off the face of this planet along with Global Justice, and with no other forces left to oppose me, I'll rule this world and succeed where other conquerors of the past failed! My organization will become an Empire, a Global Empire that I shall rule, and no one will dare oppose me!".
The sound of whirring and wind blowing could be heard just above him. Shortly afterwards, a large black painted aircraft resembling a helicopter suddenly decloaked and landed in the center of the bald spot. Its tail bore the symbol of the Black Shadow organization; a red flag with a white dot in the center which had the emblem of a black red eyed skull and red cross swords on it. Ridley's backup had arrived.
A/N: It seems Ridley and Lloyd have more of a history than we thought, but what's the full story? You'll find out later on. Also, just what was that strange and rather dark power Ron tapped into...?